Pop Culture and Fandom News for the Week of July 19th

On this week's episode of Pop Culture and Fandom News, Erin is joined by Paula from It's a Dean Thing to discuss the joys of physical media, gatekeeping in horror, and the trailer for the new Tom Cruise movie, Digger. The panel also discusses the recent legal battles to stave off state-run media.

Trailer for Digger: https://youtu.be/qORTe1wW3Wg?si=M1HXmk7U_EvZA0Ub

Link to articles mentioned: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5879286/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-lawsuit and https://variety.com/2026/film/news/david-larry-ellison-sued-paramount-side-deal-trump-warner-bros-1236812034/

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